Ok, little explanation. I know what the Pharaoh's real name is, and all the stuff with memory world and everything, but when I first started writing this story, I didn't. So something will be like the original story, but other stuff won't. I am NOT rewriting the story of Yu-Gi-Oh. That is the magic of Fan Fic. Anyway, for the review earlier, Mitonen is on the Pharaoh's side, that is one of the reasons he left home. When him and his father were fighting, he was talking about his treachery. He was talking about his father supporting Kaiba, but even though he is with the Pharaoh, he is much like Ateyda and wishes that it would just stop and does not want anything to do with a war, and then the thing about Kaiba and the millennium rod or key. When I first wrote this, I saw the episode of ygo where Seto had the millennium key around his neck. It was after I already wrote that chapter, and posted it, that I read in the manga he had the millennium rod. I changed it as of November 5, 2004, because it bugged me. So I hope that doesn't confuse anyone. Ok, I think that is all I had to say.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.

The rest of the week Ateyda was busy with the wedding. Though the servants were the ones doing the physical work, they asked her opinion down to every minor detail. After all the exhausting planning and preparing, the day of the wedding finally arrived. Ateyda was in a room getting ready. She had on her dress, and was having one of the seamstresses fix her hair in the lily hairpin Lorena had given her. She examined herself in the mirror making sure everything was perfect for Yami, when she heard the door behind her open. Her brother came into the room. A smile slowly spread across his face. She turned around to let him get a full view, and she did a meek smile back.

"You look beautiful," he said as he pulled her into a hug, "I am so happy for you, Ateyda. I could not have asked anymore for you. You do know that with this marriage, it is a large step in this war."

"What are you talking about?," she asked him.

"You are a daughter from the house of Layland," he explained, "Our family is known to be most outspoken against the Pharaoh. With you and he wed, you will bring together ties that none of the people of this kingdom would have thought possible. It will show those who have not chosen sides, that even those under influence of Seto still choose the path with the Pharaoh. You and I will prove that. We have both come a good way from our parents. They are blinded by Kaiba's greed and malice. We will show everyone."

"I see," she said quietly, "Then all the better. I am tired of this stupid war. Maybe this will help put a stop to it. I just hope that it does not add fuel to the fire."

"Do not worry," he said, "This is a happy day, not one to being worrying on such bleak tidings. The Pharaoh is waiting outside for you."

She walked out the door to see Yami standing just outside with his back to the door. He turned, and his face fell. She stopped for a moment wondering if he did not like what he saw, but the smile returned to his face, and he said, "Every time I see you, you seem even more beautiful than before." She smiled, and he took her hand. He led her to a doorway just off the main chamber. He cracked it open just a bit so she could see inside. She saw everything was decorated in white and gold. There were many people standing in the chamber awaiting the ceremony to begin. He pulled her in front of the door and pointed into the room. "You can meet my family. That over there is the Amanuka family from the south. They are of distant relation, but love to say they have strong ties with the royal sector of our family. That group to the right is from the other line of descent, they are the Dynics from the north. They come to family gatherings, but they do not acknowledge anyone as superior to them. The last group over there is my much closer relatives. Some of the closest are my cousins, Akida and her sister Ren. They are from the more prestigious side of the family." He closed the door and turned to her. She had a look of shock on her face.

"You have a very large family," she said in a monotone voice. The hall was filled with people, and he said that only his family was attending.

He laughed, "Well, you will find when you are in a high position such as I am, that they tend to come from the woodwork." She laughed.

"What does your family think of all of this?," she asked him, "Normally marriages are arranged. Are they angry about this?"

"I do not care what they think," he told her very seriously, "I have no doubt in my mind you and I are meant for each other. I could not imagine myself with anyone else. They will accept this marriage whether they think it is right or not." She gave him a nod. He opened the door a crack once again and said, "I think it is about time. Are you ready?"

She felt her stomach leap into her throat, but she nodded. Everything seemed to slow down. He opened the door to see all of the guests turn their heads toward them. They all bowed as Yami and Ateyda came into the room. Her brother was at the very front stealing glances at them. She felt like time was creeping as she made her way toward the thrones. One of Yami's priests was waiting for them. She felt her head start to spin. She was really nervous. She wanted this more than anything, but she had never taken a large step like this in her life before. They stood before the priest as he started the ceremony. She could barely hear what he was saying as her head was still spinning and she felt dizzy. She would look over at Yami occasionally wondering if he felt the same as her. She could not believe what was happening. After all she had gone through in past few weeks, it ended as splendidly as this. She could not imagine anyone she would rather be with. Her eyes trailed from the golden crown on his head, to his defined, bare chest. He was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, and the most important thing was that he loved her back. She smiled stuck in her own world. She realized she was staring when she heard a snort come from her brother. Her head snapped back at him, and his eyes shot back to the priest, but she could see the corners of his mouth twitching. She smiled, but turned her attention back on the priest as well. She watched him talk and his lips seemed to barely mouth the words that were coming from him. She finally felt herself becoming a little more stable, when the one priestess came up with a crown on a pillow. Yami picked it up and walked over to Ateyda. She knelt as he put it on her head. She could not believe that the whole time she had planned the wedding, she never thought about this aspect of the marriage. Could she really take the position of queen? They both turned, hand in hand, toward the crowd of people in front of them. They backed up to the thrones, Ateyda worried that she might collapse before she got there, and they sat down to cheering. Ateyda felt something strange creep under her skin. She looked over at Yami to see if he noticed a strange feeling coming over him. He just smiled at her. She tried to smile back, but something was not right. Her head started to pound as the guests clapping bore into her head. Her heartbeat was pounding in her skull and it threatened to burst. She felt short of breath, and her lungs felt as if they were about collapse. With every struggled breath she took, she felt her lungs seizing up and becoming tighter. She felt like every nerve in her body was on fire as if someone had taken a torch along her skin. A soft touch felt like razor blades cutting into her.

"Ateyda," Yami said, "Are you ok?"

She smiled again as best as she could, "I'm fine."

The priest finished his testimony, as she struggled to catch her breath and praying for the attack to subside. She could not figure out what was going on, but she had to put on the best face possible. The people bowed once more. Ateyda and Yami then walked forward to greet the crowd of people.

As she started to walk forward, it all started to subside. Her entire body tingled as if a small electric charge was going through her. She sighed relief as she realized it was over. Yami pulled her forward as they threw the traditional green seeds on them. Mito came up and hugged her tight. She felt her eyes start to mist up, but quickly pushed the tears back. They parted and he kissed her cheek.

"I'm so happy for you, sister," he said, "I wish all the luck this world can bring."

"Thank you," she replied as she felt Yami pull her in the opposite direction.

"Ateyda," he said pulling her to him, "These are my cousins Akida and Ren."

They both bowed their heads, and she returned it. "It is nice to finally meet members of Yami's family."

"You are part of our family now," Akida said.

"Thank you," she replied. She felt Yami tug her in another direction again. This time they were going into the banquet hall. They all sat down to the biggest feast Ateyda had ever seen. She did not eat much, because her stomach was still trying to recuperate from her nerves and that strange attack she had. She heard Yami saying something, so she turned to him, "What was that?," she asked.

"I did not say anything," he replied.

"Oh," she continued back to her plate when she heard Mito talking about the ceremony. She turned to look at him, but even though she could hear him speak, his mouth was not moving. She flung her gaze forward, and shut her eyes. She tried to drive his voice out of her head. What was going on? She then felt a hand grip hers. She opened her eyes to see Yami staring at her looking concerned, but before she could tell him she was fine, she was hit with an image. She felt it coming from Yami himself as if he was shoving an image insider her head. She suddenly found herself walking down one of the halls of the palace. She noticed a few things were different. They were not big changes, but were enough to get her attention. She saw a man she did not know walking toward her. He had the same crown Yami wore. He also had the millennium puzzle around his neck. Who was this man?

"Why are you wearing Yami's puzzle?," she asked him sternly. He had no right to be wearing it.

He passed her not even looking at her, nor acknowledging she was even there. As he continued down the hall, she heard giggling coming from a nearby large vase. She walked over, and leapt back in shock as she peered into its depths. There, crouching down inside, was a child version of Yami.

"Yami?," the man down the hall suddenly turned and called out, "Where are you? I hear you."

The child Yami in the vase laughed even harder, but stifled it well. She sat there, watching the child, disbelieving what she saw. She was looking right at him, but he seemed to be looking straight through her.

"Ateyda?," a voice said as she snapped back to the banquet hall with the adult Yami staring at her, "Ateyda, what is wrong?"

"What?," she asked looking around wondering where the child and the man with the millennium puzzle went.

"Ateyda, what is going on with you?," Yami asked her looking very concerned. With this, her brother turned to her also.

"I think it is all the excitement that has taken a toll on her," Mito said.

"Yes," she confirmed him, "I am fine. I am just tired."

"Alright," Yami said unsure if she was telling him the truth or not. She could see in his face he knew that she was keeping something from him. She hated to do it so early in the marriage, but she herself did not know what was going on, nor did she want to talk about it in front of all the people present.

They finished the banquet, and the guests left one by one. Ateyda bid goodbye to Akida and Ren as the last guests left. Ateyda then let out a sigh of relief as the doors shut. She had been trying to block out extra voices through the entire meal. Was she going crazy? The palace servants were hurriedly cleaning up after the guests and the wedding. Ateyda watched a man walk by her.

"I'm going to have to tell her that she needs to speed things up a bit, or we are never going to get finished with this mess," she heard him say, but his mouth was not moving. His mouth stayed clamped shut the entire time. A woman walked by this time, and Ateyda heard her going over the things she had to do, but yet again her mouth remained motionless. She felt someone come up behind her and embrace her in a hug. She once again felt herself over come by an image being thrust into her mind.

She was out in a field with tents propped up along a riverside. She turned to her right to see her brother come from a tent. He was walking very fast. She started to follow him.

"Mito," she called out to him, "Where are we?"

He did not answer her. He kept going. He continued on to a tent at the end of the row. He paused for a moment, took a breath, and walked inside. She followed. She found herself in a very large tent that was surprisingly bare. There was a man sitting at a table piled with food. He looked up suddenly at Mito with a glare in his eyes.

"What are you doing just barging in here, Mitonen?," the man asked him, "I figured you knew better than that."

"I have heard about some rumors," he said very calmly, "I wanted to take them up with you."

"I understand. Rumors and lies are what will drive us apart," the man said seriously, "Tell me, and we can get this cleared up. We cannot have this floating around."

"Alright," Mito said with a strange look on his face, "I have heard that the villages we have visited have had numerous amounts of money missing soon after we depart. I have also heard rumors of women being held against their will by someone among us. These rumors have been said to come from the doings of one man."

"I don't have time for childish rumors like this," the man replied, "Now go on your way. These rumors are fake, and you should know that. Send word through the men to deny these, and be sure the keep the tent closed on your way out."

"You talked a few minutes ago of taking care of this matter," Mito said very seriously, "Now you are awfully eager for me to leave, but I know why. It is because the rumors I have heard are about you, and you know they are because they are true!"

"Nonsense!," he yelled as he quickly stood up, "Layland, I expected better out of you, but now you challenge your superior with lies like this?"

"They are not lies," Mito replied very calmly. He walked over to a pile of blankets, and pulled them off of what looked like a large, wooden chest. The man started to try and stop Mito, but he quickly threw open the lid. There, inside it, was a large mound of gold.

"I knew it," he said, "You have corrupted our cause. You once told me we are only as strong as we are united. We will not be united much longer now that you have damned everything we came to do. I will make sure the others know about it."

Ateyda felt herself being thrown back to the palace, and Mito was now standing in front of her waving his hand in front of her face. He had a hold of her arm, and was trying to shake her back. She blinked a few times and looked around. She did not know what just happened, but she knew it was much like the vision of Yami as a child.

"Ateyda?," he said staring at her, "Are you in there?"

"I think I just need some rest," she said looking out into the night sky through the window, "It has been an exciting, yet long day."

"Alright, then," he replied still studying her. He gave her one last hug, and made his way to his room.

She slowly walked up the steps. She placed her face in her hands trying to figure out what was going on. It seemed to be triggered by a touch from someone, and then she would receive an image that was almost like a memory about them. If this was all real, and not something her mind was tricking her into believing, then she was seeing images of their memories and their past. When she heard the voices, it must have been their thoughts. Mito was thinking about the ceremony, when she thought she heard him talk about it. There would be only one way to find out if all of this was truly a genuine occurrence, but she did not want to seem like she was losing her mind. There was one person she figured she could trust enough.

"Ateyda, what is going on?," Yami asked seeing that she hid her face in her hands, "Why are you acting so strangely?" She did not answer him. She just took his hand, and led him to their room. When they arrived at their door, she pushed him inside, and then closed the door behind her. She turned and leaned against the door. With her head down, she slowly turned her gaze up at him. He was staring at her with extreme confusion.

"If I ask you something," she began, "will you promise me that you will not I'm crazy?"

"What?," he asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Well," she said looking down at the ground again, "Did you ever hide in the large vases in the palace?"

"What?," he asked again, "A long time ago, when I was kid, I used to hide from my father in them like a game. Why are you asking me this? Did someone tell you this for some purpose?"

"No," she answered. She did not know how she could explain it to him so he could understand. Would he be able to understand? She did not know if she even understood, but if what she saw was correct, then it had to be believable.

"Ateyda, just tell me," Yami told her.

"Fine," she said, "When you gripped my hand at the banquet, I saw an image of a man wearing the millennium puzzle and your crown walking down a corridor of the palace. Then I saw you sitting in one of the vases, but you weren't you. You were a child."

"Has this ever happened before?," he asked her.

"No."

He nodded, and then thought for a moment. "When did you notice this start to happen?"

"I felt something really strange come over me after we sat down on the thrones during the ceremony," she told him, "I don't know what happened."

"It was the ceremony," Yami said with a far off stare like he had just thought of something.

"What?"

"The ceremony," he explained, "When we were married, it was a joining of our souls. So some of my power must have transferred to you." She stared at him in disbelief. Everyone knew the Pharaoh had power that was only rivaled by the Gods themselves, and now some of it had transferred to her? This was too much for her to even comprehend. She had been married, crowned queen, and received some of the Pharaoh's powers all in one day. She simply shook her head, and let herself fall into him wanting to let the stresses of the day melt away in his soft, warm flesh. He hugged her tight, and they both knew that this was the start of a wonderful, yet very interesting life together.

Ok, the whole Akida and Ren thing was a total shout out for those of you wondering where that came from. Review Please!